Mastodawn

"Fiscal restraint, as it turns out, is location specific. It affects you if you’re in a state house. It doesn’t if you’re in the house of representatives."

#NZPol #FiscalRestraint #Austerity #Cronyism

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/08-06-2026/austerity-is-for-poor-people-not-politicians

Austerity is for poor people, not politicians

Belt-tightening, as it turns out, is location-specific. It affects you if you’re in a state house. It doesn't if you’re in the house of representatives.

The Spinoff

MiaK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸5d ago

News that will shock precisely no-one.

"Perhaps the most striking example is Colonel Richard Kemp, a frequent commentator on Israel and Gaza.

Kemp is a trustee of UK Friends of the Association for the Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers, an organisation linked to the Israeli military.

In an article from August 2025 ... he argued that “Israel has little choice but to occupy Gaza".

https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-media-fails-to-disclose-defence-industry-ties-of-most-military-commentators/

#UKPolitics #Cronyism #CorporateMedia

UK media fails to disclose defence industry ties of most military commentators

New research shows former top British military officers are weighing in on wars and defence spending without public awareness of their commercial interests

Declassified UK

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RaymondPierreL3 Jun 5

@treleanor @drrimmer
Lack of scrutiny and accountability, lack of whistleblowers, overworked staff, clueless student bodies, slack Unionists and almost non-existent investigative journalism. Add to this #managerialism and #NeoLiberalism with entitled individuals appointed to Councils rife with #Cronyism and you have a perfect cocktail for catastrophic failures in our education system. That’s how we got here. But we know how to get out of here as well, it just takes an education #Minister with political will and courageous spirit to sweep the broom. Are all #Education ministers capable and willing to take up the broom? That is the $M question.

ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES Jun 3

Today we find an anti- #MAGA #protest in...

#Tirana #Albania

#JaredKushner and #IvankaTrump, with assist from Donald #Trump and Albanian Prime Minister #EdiRama, want to build a resort on a nature preserve

Just a little #nepotism and #cronyism! It's not fair! (/s)

https://apnews.com/article/albania-kushner-trump-development-protest-tourism-sazan-8d7d0e216c28d23fe1b2e51cbb05b926

#resist

RaymondPierreL3 Jun 3

The continuing saga of #University mismanagement now focuses on the #UniverstityOfWollongong with allegations of #cronyism and favoured #consultancies.

“The corruption watchdog has confirmed three main areas it will probe, including whether the university's chief governance officer and secretary, Alyssa White, or any other staff subverted recruitment processes for governance roles.

The commission will also examine whether, since 2024, Chancellor Michael Still, Ms White, or any other staff improperly awarded or influenced the awarding of work to a consultancy company, Aspirall Consulting International.” (Source: ABC News)

#Managerialism #NeoLiberalism #UniversityCouncils #Mismanagement #Corruption #TertiarySector #UoW #AusPol #GovernanceFails

ICAC to probe allegations against University of Wollongong executives

The anti-corruption commission is to examine allegations about recruitment and the employment of a consultancy firm against Chancellor Michael Still and other members of the university's executive.

Alexandra Beekers 🏳️‍🌈🌍May 16

“The idea that extreme #wealth is a reward for extreme talent is pervasive and strongly reinforced in our media and popular culture. But this perception is not rooted in reality.
60% of billionaire wealth is from #inheritance, #cronyism or #monopoly.”
#Inequality #capitalism #colonialism
The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism
https://www.oxfam.org/en/takers-not-makers-unjust-poverty-and-unearned-wealth-colonialism

Takers Not Makers: The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism | Oxfam International

Oxfam International

Eric Bono May 15

Cut her some slack. She's just getting her start as a traitor.

This is an extremely unusual and lengthy sentence for a first time offender who committed non-violent crimes,” Polis wrote in a clemency letter to Peters.

Colorado governor commutes sentence of election denier Tina Peters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/colorado-governor-tina-peters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#uspol #fascism #cronyism #corruption #treason #ElectionFraud #maga #scum